'''John Alexander Lindsay "Sandy" Macdonald''' (born 10_May 1954), Australian politician, has been a National_Party_of_Australia member of the Australian_Senate since July, 1993, representing the state of New_South_Wales. He was defeated at the 1998 federal elections and his term ended in July 1999. In May 2000 he was re-appointed to the Senate following the resignational of National Party Senator David_Brownhill. Macdonald was born in Quirindi,_New_South_Wales and was educated at Sydney_University, where he graduated in law. He was a wool and beef farmer before entering politics. In June 2005 Macdonald was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade, then in January 2006, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence. ==External links== *Senator Sandy Macdonald website {{Australian Senators}} Macdonald, Sandy Macdonald, Sandy Macdonald, Sandy Macdonald, Sandy Macdonald, Sandy